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Luton road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 539 road traffic collisions in Luton in 2001, and 728 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2000 (533), and casualties rose from 703.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 25,599 collisions in Luton.

Collisions in 2001
539
Up 1% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
728
Up 4% on 2000
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Luton in 2001

0.6% of collisions in Luton in 2001 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1% and 14% in Luton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious5410%
  • Slight48289%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious608.2%
  • Slight66591%

Luton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Luton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 752 in 1984. 2001 is highlighted, with 539, up 1% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025354450
2024375495
2023385512
2022429592
2021346470
2020363509
2019436608
2018501703
2017516743
2016512668
2015470616
2014462615
2013381469
2012462626
2011503663
2010516697
2009482679
2008514654
2007494660
2006490665
2005477592
2004444585
2003456659
2002527718
2001539728
2000533703
1999578771
1998621849
1997631817
1996693909
1995587753
1994601785
1993598744
1992568764
1991581730
1990631784
1989643781
1988643814
1987637801
1986718909
1985696856
1984752938
1983741866
1982681817
1981677829
1980706860
1979649827

When and where crashes happen in Luton in 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (13%)
  • Tuesday88 (16%)
  • Wednesday83 (15%)
  • Thursday70 (13%)
  • Friday89 (17%)
  • Saturday84 (16%)
  • Sunday54 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5989 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (9.6%)
  • February39 (7.2%)
  • March36 (6.7%)
  • April35 (6.5%)
  • May46 (8.5%)
  • June46 (8.5%)
  • July50 (9.3%)
  • August46 (8.5%)
  • September46 (8.5%)
  • October48 (8.9%)
  • November40 (7.4%)
  • December55 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight359 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit176 (33%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds447 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (11%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry330 (61%)
  • Wet or damp195 (36%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.9%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph465 (86%)
  • 40 mph35 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph15 (2.8%)
  • 70 mph18 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway419 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (9.6%)
  • Roundabout42 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Luton in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant465 (64%)
  • Pedestrian116 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist32 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1035 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1532 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2099 (14%)
  • 21 to 25105 (14%)
  • 26 to 35162 (22%)
  • 36 to 45114 (16%)
  • 46 to 5564 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6541 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7518 (2.5%)
  • Over 7515 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded22 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider428 (59%)
  • Passenger184 (25%)
  • Pedestrian116 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car795 (78%)
  • Motorcycle59 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Luton in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Luton

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Luton ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Luton had the 146th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
146th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
160th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
287th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Luton in 2001

Central, Luton, LU1 2AR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Luton in 2001, with 72 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Luton with the most crashes in 2001

The A505 had the most collisions in Luton in 2001: 64, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Luton, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA505648207
2ndA6366003
3rdB579263802
4thM1182802
5thA5228172101
6thA506581202
7thA108151112
8thB45404701
9thA6031100
10thB10401100

Towns in Luton: crashes in 2001

Luton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 495.

Postcode districts in Luton: crashes in 2001

LU3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Luton in 2001: 144.

Latest crashes in Luton in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Luton in 2001, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Luton road accidents in other years